Incredibly long interview process, be prepared for it to take two to three months.
The firm provides lots of support throughout the interview process, including a mentor who will run practice cases with you
Watch webinars and do your research!
Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en McKinsey & Company (Houston, TX) en oct 2021
Entrevista
I just finished the first step on the interview process which is the screening phone call. It was really casual and easy, more of a "fit" type of interview. Positive experience overall
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Why Mckinsey?
What are you passionate about implementation?
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 4 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) en jun 2021
Entrevista
Interview process is very long, but most of that is due to the time it takes to prepare for the case portion of the interviews. Recruiters are very transparent and everyone goes through essentially the same process:
1. phone call with HR (mine had no questions just prepped me for what's to come)
2. required practice case with an alum
3. phone case (no personal questions just a case)
4. official first round - two interviews, one hour each, each interview was half case, have behavioral
5. second and final round - same structure as first round but 3 separate interviews
Process takes a long time if you have never done a case before but the cases themselves are not super challenging if you have prepared. They are interviewer led which makes it easier and the math is not terribly difficult (i asked the partner if i should round and instead the partner just gave me the answer)
Make sure you say the "so what" of the numbers and never just state the answer, say why it's important.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
The behavioral questions are on their website, they are very transparent.
In my first round I got an inclusive leadership question and personal impact.
In my second round I didn't get entrepreneurial drive, I got:
tell me a time you dealt with a conflict with someone
tell me a time you had a project that was really challenging with a tight timeline that you are proud of
tell me about a time you exhibited inclusive leadership
You will be asked one per interview, and will be asked questions as you go. It's more of a discussion than an interview.
